Small Town Talk - Bob Dylan, the Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix Friends in Woodstock by Barney Hoskyns
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music
Think 'Woodstock' and the mind turns to the seminal 1969 festival that crowned a seismic decade of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. But Woodstock itself was over 60 miles from the site to which the fabled half a million flocked. So why the misnomer? Quite simply, Woodstock was already a key location in the ...Show more
Something Wonderful - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution by Todd S. Purdum
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music
They stand at the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music, whose songs have never lost their popularity or emotional power. Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Ham ...Show more
Sound Within Sound: Opening Our Ears to the Twentieth Century by Kate Molleson
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music
A radical answer to Alex Ross' The Rest is Noise, Sound Within Sound fundamentally changes the way we think about classical music and the musicians who made it on a global scale. The twentieth century was the century of modernity; in a world undergoing rapid transformation, musicians drew upon new tech ...Show more
Soundscapes: A Musician's Journey Through Life and Death by Paul Robertson
$45.00 NZD
Category: Music
In 2008, the renowned violinist Paul Robertson suffered a ruptured aorta. After dying momentarily on the operating table, he remained in a coma for many weeks. During this time, he experienced visions which afforded him a profound insight into the relationship between music and the mind. When he awoke, ...Show more
Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music by Stephen Fry As told to Tim Lihoreau
$27.00 NZD
Category: Music
A riotous, rambling and incomplete history of classical music, complete with leg measurements."Hello, I'm Stephen Fry. Now time for the first outing of a brand, spanking new feature here on The Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music
Stoned - Photographs and Treasures from Life with the Rolling Stones by Jo Wood
$50.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: good-very good
"These images are great and have been tucked away for years" - Ronnie Wood Take a look inside rock 'n' roll history with over 500 never-before-seen photographs, notes, artworks, diary entries and mementoes from life behind the scenes of the Rolling Stones. Married to legendary Stones guitarist Ronnie Wo ...Show more
Strange Fascination: David Bowie: the Definitive Story by David Buckley
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music
The Sunday Times bestseller. David Bowie was arguably the most influential artist of his time, reinventing himself again and again, transforming music, style and art for over five decades. David Buckley's unique approach to unravelling the Bowie enigma, via interviews with many of the singer's closest a ...Show more
Sympathy For The Devil by Paul Trynka
$40.00 NZD
Category: Music
The story of the Rolling Stones is one of the epic rock 'n' roll yarns of our time. Their music defined today's cultural landscape and their history is a source of endless fascination for music fans around the world. Yet one crucial part of that story has never been comprehensively analysed: the role of ...Show more
Taylor Swift: and the clothes she wears by TERRY NEWMAN
$59.99 NZD
Category: Music | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Taylor Swift is the quintessential millennial. Free-thinking and creative, she navigates pop stardom with boundless charisma and a keen eye on her digital presence. She has become a truly global phenomenon but remains intimately connected with her fans. A born storyteller, her outfits mark the different ...Show more
The A to X of Alternative Music by Steve Taylor
$35.00 NZD
Category: Music
"The A to X of Alternative Music" is a survey of the most influential bands of the last 30 years. It covers those bands and artists who have rejected the mainstream in favour of innovation, originality and the pursuit of their own unique musical identity. These are the acts who have inspired other music ...Show more
The Act You've Known for All These Years : The life and afterlife of Sgt, Pepper (revised edition) by Clinton Heylin
$37.00 NZD
Category: Music
In 1967, The Beatles unleashed their seminal album on an unsuspecting world. This new edition of "The Act You've Known For All These Years" explores the huge impact the album had on The Beatles and their contemporaries - Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones. It was part of the re ...Show more